Presentation Giorgos Papadourakis – TEI of Crete, Greece

Outline Blended-AIM project BlendEd course unit Work plan

Project Nuno Escudeiro IPP 23.06.2016

Motivations Project/Internship activities foster students’ employability International exposure during studies impacts students development as professionals, individuals and citizens Barriers to mobility Cost of international mobility Risk of missing local job opportunities Anxiety while anticipating long periods abroad Disabilities and chronic diseases permanently requiring specific treatment Blended education/mobility overcomes all of these.

Blended-AIM project Blended-AIM – Academic International Mobility Erasmus+ strategic partnership 3 years, October 2015 to September 2018 10 partners several study areas: Computer Engineering, Arts, Business, Marketing several stakeholders: HEI, Associations, Companies.

Partnership P01 – IPP, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal P02 – USiegen, Universität Siegen, Germany P03 – GCU, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom P04 – EAEC, European Association of Erasmus Coordinators, Cyprus P05 – GISIG, Geographical Information System International Group, Italy P06 – UPB, Universität Paderborn, Germany P07 – Odisee, Odisee Technologiecampus - Ghent, Belgium P08 – FHJ, Fachhochschule Joanneum, Austria P09 – LUCA, LUCA School of Arts, Belgium P10 – TEICrete, Technological Education Institute of Crete, Greece

Partnership

Objectives Goal Sustainable promotion of students’ employability by means of blended mobility Objectives Structural: Settle the European foundation for blended mobility, awareness raising Foster internationalization of education Deploy, test and disseminate a blended mobility capstone project course unit Pedagogical: Promote students’ employability through non-formal learning not requiring curricula changes Promote international experience of undergraduate students Boost the provision of professional skills, support collaborative learning and critical thinking.

BlendEd course Nuno Escudeiro IPP 23.06.2016

Target Final year undergraduate students Capstone project course unit

Certification ECTS credits from local Project/Internship course unit

Workplan Nuno Escudeiro IPP 23.06.2016

BlenEd course unit 2015/16 Kick-off meeting: Paderborn, Germany, 22 to 26 February 2016 Final meeting: Glasgow, UK, 20 to 24 June 2016 Project: Project management toolbox Company: UWS Business Solutions GmbH, Germany Students: 15 2016/17 Kick-off meeting: Rovereto, Trento, Italy, 27 February to 3 March 2017 Final meeting: Graz, Austria, 19 to 23 June 2017 (TBC) Project: Management of indoor assets in hospitals using beacons and mobile app Company: Trilogis, Italy Students: 16+3x2 2017/18 Kick-off meeting: Gent, Belgium, 19 to 23 February 2018 (TBC) Final meeting: Heraklion, Greece, 18 to 22 June 2018 (TBC) Project & company: TBD Students: 16+3x2+5x2

Intellectual Outputs O1 - Blended mobility kit for students (and teachers) O2 - Employability, project work and blended mobility report O3 - BlendEd guide (course specification, setup and implementation) O4, O5, O6 - BlenEd pilot editions O7 - European foundation for blended mobility O8 - Annual forum on employability (drivers for employability, skills and competences, ...) and blended mobility (tools, methodologies, benefits, best practices, ...)

Multiplier Events Focus groups for O2 Annual Forum Portugal, 30/09/2016 (E1) Germany (E2) United Kingdom (E3) Cyprus (E4) Italy (E5) Belgium, 28/06/2016 (E6) Austria, 02/03/2016 (E7) Greece (E8) Annual Forum 2016 – EAPRIL Conference, 22 to 25 November, Porto (E9) 2017 – ERACON Congress, May, Maribor, Slovenia TBC (E10) 2018 – ERACON Congress, May, TBD (E11)